Makino Botanical Garden

Makino Botanical Garden
Japanese: 高知県立牧野植物園, romanized: Kōchi Kenritsu Makino Shokubutsuen
Tomitaro Makino Memorial Hall Pavilion
Type	Botanical garden
Location	Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Nearest city	Kōchi
Coordinates	33°32′48″N 133°34′40″E
Created	1958 (1958)
Website	www.makino.or.jp

The Makino Botanical Garden (高知県立牧野植物園, Kōchi Kenritsu Makino Shokubutsuen), also known as the Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located at Godaisan 4200-6, Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is open to the public daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged.

The garden was established in 1958 with a museum dedicated to Tomitaro Makino (1862-1957), the "Father of Japanese Botany", and a research laboratory. Today its collections include Japanese Rhododendron, Acer, Chrysanthemum, serpentine plants, limestone plants, plants of the Sohayaki region, and wild plants of Kōchi Prefecture region.

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  Tomitaro Makino Memorial Hall Museum
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  Greenhouse
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  Green Tower
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  Green Corridor
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  Café
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  Restaurant

See also

• List of botanical gardens in Japan
• Chikurin-ji

Sources

• Official website (in Japanese)
• BGCI entry